Device for securing barrel-heads in place



Patented Nov.' 27, 1894.

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-0. P. GORDON. l

DEVICE FOR SEGURING BARREL HEADS IN PLAGE. No; 529,725.

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DEVICE FOR`SECUR|NG'BARREL-HEADS iN PLACSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,72 5, dated November 27, 1894.

Application iea May 28,1894. serai No. 512.737. (No moan.)

of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful` Device for Securing' Barrel-Heads in Place,

of which the following is a specification.

The invention is specifically related to an improvement in that class of barrel-head seextent of the barrel.

The object of this invention is to provide a device which Will he capable of easier manipulation than other devices of its class; one in which the securing spurs will always be in easy reach of the operator.

A further object is to so construct the devarious sized barrels, and without the expenditure of much time and labor. These endsI attain by certain peculiar features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts'as will be more fully described hereinafter and finally embodied in the claims.

In the drawings:` Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the upper portion of a barrel to which myinvention is shown as applied;

3o Fig.y 2, a horizontal section taken just above the spur-rods and looking downwardly thereon; Fig. 3, a side elevation; Fig. 4, an enlarged detail, in perspective, of one of the spur-rods.

The reference numeral l indicates the barrel, which may, of course, be of any construction, and 2 the top or head. The top or head is smaller than the interior diameter of the barrel, so that it may have free movement 4o therein, and has the securing device mounted 5o the standard 4, are the levers 7, which are kept in engagement with the washers 6 and at their upper ends in the rings l0, whereby vthe levers may be operated. Each ofthe rods 9' bends toward the other, so that their upper ends will be longitudinally aligned and so that the rings 10 will be similarly located. Below the pin 5 the levers 7 extend downwardly to the head 2, and are provided at the inwardly-bent inner ends of the rods `l1 are located so as to form a pivotal connection. The rods 1l are two in number, one for each lever 7, and project ont laterally in opposite directions for a distance about equal to one-half the radius of the head 2. Formed at their outer ends and extending inwardly therefrom are the tru unions or studs l2, which have the heads 13 secured to their ends and are adapted to furnish a means ufor connecting the rods 11 to the spur-rods.

14 indicates the spur-rods, and these are two in number, one for each lever 7, and arranged in the guides 15 and 16, so as to he capableof reciprocal movement in their seatings. The guides 15 and 16 are one for each rod 14, and the former consists of a baseplate secured to the head 2 and having` the eye 17 arising vertically therefrom, which eyel embraces the rod, while the guides 16 each consist of an outwardly and downwardly extending rod secured to the base of the standard 4, and operating to retain the inner ends of the rods 14. The rods 14 are rectangular in crosssection and have the notches 18 formed in their upper faces. These notches may be of any reasonable number, say from one to vfive, with two as the preferred number, and

are arranged equidistant from each other and in the same relative positions on their respective rods. By the means of these notches the studs or trunnions 12 are pivotally connected to the spur-rods, and, owing to the number of the notches and their varying distances from the outer ends of the rods, the rods 11 may be connected thereto at va-y rious points, so as to adjust the stroke of the rods 14. Thus, by placing the trunnions 12 roo in the notch which is nearest the outer end of the rods 14, the rods will be moved out as far as possible, and the device thereby adapted to a large sized barrel. On the other hand, by placing the trunnions inward from the outer ends of the rods, they will not stroke so far out, and are therefore adapted to a smaller barrel.

Rigidly secured to or formed integral with the outer ends of the rods 14, are the spurs or prongs 19, which are preferably two in number, and shaped as a two-tined fork. These spurs are adapted to engage the inner side of the barrel, and by such engagement to bind therewith.

Secured to the standard or post 4, one on each side thereof and at opposite edges, are the studs or stops 20, which are horizontally aligned with the pin 5, and are adapted to hold the levers 7 frein excessive movement to the right, while movement in the opposite direction is prevented by the engagement of the spurs 19 and guide 15.

By reference to the drawings, the use and principle of my invention will be apparent. When it is desired to secure the head 2 in any position throughout the vertical extent of the barrel, the head is adjusted to the desired position and the levers '7 swung so that their lower ends will move outwardly. This will throw the rods 11 and consequently the rods 14 outwardly and cause the spurs 19 to engage the inner side of the barrel, thereby binding with such sides and causing the head to be securely fixed in place.

It will be noticed that inward movement of the rods 14, by pressure applied longitudinally thereto, is quite impossible, since a dead center will exist between the trun nions 12, the upper ends of rods 11 and the pins 5; or, in other words, they will be longitudinally aligned. To release the head, the upper ends of the levers are moved toward each other, which will draw the rods 14; inwardly and allow the head to arise.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a head or cover arranged therein, of a post or stan dard secured to the head or cover, spur rods slidingly mounted on the head or cover and arranged to engage a barrel at opposite sides thereof, the oppositely disposed levers arranged at an inclination and crossing each other and fulcrumed on the post or standard, and the link rods connecting-the levers with the. spur rods and pivotally attached to both parts, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a head or cover,

of a standard rising centrally therefrom, spur` rods slidingly1 mounted on the head or cover and provided with notches, the oppositely disposed levers crossing` each other and fulcrurned on the standard, and the link rods pivotally attached to the lower ends ot' the levers and detachably engaging the notches of the spur rods, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a head or cover, of a post rising therefrom, spur rods slidingly mounted on the head or cover, the oppositely disposed inclined levers fulcrumed on the post, the link rods extending from the lower ends of the levers to the spur rods and pivotally connected to them, and stops arranged on the post' and limiting the swing of the levers and adapted to hold the latter and the link rods in alignment to form straight braces for locking the spur rods, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORA P. GORDON.

Titnessesz GEO. BALAR, MARK HODGE. 

